A question to God
Hello Rabbi, since I have not received an answer from God, I am turning it over to you.
How does he expect us to love him and accept the commandments and Torah attributed to him if there are so many difficulties and lack of clarity?
In our world, it seems much more logical to me to simply be an agnostic at most.
Even if you claim that in your opinion there are strong indications of His existence and His will for us to observe this pattern of commandments and Torah, then:
A. These are only indications, and even these indications encounter indications that deny its existence, such as the one that shows that blind processes can happen (and it is impossible to prove what was before the bang).
B. This is just your opinion, and there may be people who are more inclined to accept the position of agnosticism/atheism out of a combination of a lack of emotional connection and rational conclusions in their eyes.
In conclusion, I don't understand why we owe him anything if he went to the trouble of hiding himself so well that there are so many doubts and uncertainties.
Thank you in advance.
I think you'll have to wait for his response. I'm not interested in the question of why he expects something. That should be asked to him. I'm more interested in the question of how, if at all, it is possible to meet these expectations. If it is not possible, then I will not meet them, regardless of wondering why he expects it of me.
As for his love, if you can't find a way to keep it, don't love. Why is it important for you to find out why he expects it? Why is it relevant if you can't keep it anyway?
To the question itself, why do you owe him anything: 1. Because it is the truth. Conducting according to the Torah leads to a better spiritual world (not necessarily a moral one). 2. Because he created us, we have an obligation to him as such. See my article on philosophical gratitude. This is of course if you have come to the conclusion that he exists and that he created the world. If not – none of this is relevant. There is no obligation to obey fictional commands of fictional entities.
I have often written that the fact that we do not understand His ways does not matter to us. This is the parable of the broken clock, which you can search for here on the site.
Interesting, why do you think it's irrelevant to deal with this question?
*This question of why is mainly a question of how he expects such a thing from us and not what reason (his, between him and himself) he expects it.
Assuming he gives me an answer and all I have left to do is ask how to do it in practice, I think I can get by with the practice.
The reason I want to find out what he expects is because I assume that there should be an answer to this that belongs to me, that will allow me to fulfill his commandment. If there is no answer to this, I will have to remain in doubt and not spend my days in exhausting and limiting actions in the name of doubt.
Regarding the answers about why I owe him something:
1. Why does your basic premise (which, if subjective, is subject to dispute and each detail is separate, and if objective, is subject to doubt and not settled in my opinion) that Torah-based conduct leads to a good spiritual world obligate me?
That's nice, but I don't see anything binding here.
2. If He created us and left us in darkness, then there should be general gratitude. Gratitude expressed in a specific way, such as Torah and mitzvot, is not necessary because He did not bother to anchor it in a way that would be accepted without doubt. On the contrary, He has many of them...
I have nothing but to repeat again: nothing I think is binding on you. I can only say what I think.
successfully.
thanks.
This question is relevant to moral obligations as well, not just religious obligations. Are we expected to uphold moral obligations despite the ambiguity surrounding them?
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